Ishikawa Clan
is a Japanese samurai family which descended from the Seiwa Genji. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Ina" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 16 retrieved 2013-4-11. History The clan traces its history from Minamoto no Yoshiie through his son Minamoto no Yoshitoki. The Ishikawa district of Kawachi Province is named after them.Nathan Ishikawa the first born son of a samurai in the Ishikawa clan(born in 2008,is still alive) In the Sengoku Period, the family had two major branches; one of them, which had settled in Mikawa Province in the 15th century, was a family of retainers serving what became the Tokugawa clan. Ishikawa Kazumasa, one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's senior retainers, was famous in his era for suddenly leaving Tokugawa service and pledging loyalty to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. However, as Kazumasa's son Yasunaga became implicated in the Ōkubo Yasunaga incident, his branch of the Ishikawa of Mikawa came ...
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Mon (emblem)
, also , , and , are Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual, a family, or (more recently) an institution or business entity. While is an encompassing term that may refer to any such device, and refer specifically to emblems used to identify a family. An authoritative reference compiles Japan's 241 general categories of based on structural resemblance (a single may belong to multiple categories), with 5,116 distinct individual . However, it is well-acknowledged that there exist a number of lost or obscure . The devices are similar to the badges and coats of arms in European heraldic tradition, which likewise are used to identify individuals and families. are often referred to as crests in Western literature, the crest being a European heraldic device similar to the in function. History may have originated as fabric patterns to be used on clothes in order to distinguish individuals or signify membership of a specific clan or organization. By the 1 ...
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow Oda subordinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The son of a minor daimyo, Ieyasu once lived as a hostage under daimyo Imagawa Yoshimoto on behalf of his father. He later succeeded as daimyo after his father's death, serving as a vassal and general of the Oda clan, and building up his strength under Oda Nobunaga. After Oda Nobunaga's death, Ieyasu was briefly a rival of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, before declaring his allegiance and fighting on his behalf. Under Toyotomi, Ieyasu was relocated to the Kanto plains in eastern Japan, away from the Toyotomi power base in Osaka. He built his castle in the fishing village of Edo (now Tokyo). He became the most powerful daimyo and the most senior officer under the Toyotomi regime. Ieyasu preserved his strength i ...
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Ishikawa Kazunori
Ishikawa may refer to: Concepts *Ishikawa diagram, cause-and-effect diagram, developed by Kaoru Ishikawa Places *Ishikawa Prefecture, a prefecture in the Chūbu region on Honshū island, Japan *Ishikawa District, Ishikawa, a former district in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa District, Fukushima, a district in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa, Fukushima, town in Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture *Ishikawa, Okinawa, a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa (restaurant), a Michelin 3-star sushi restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan People *Ishikawa (surname) *Ishikawa clan is a Japanese samurai family which descended from the Seiwa Genji. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Ina" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 16 retrieved 2013-4-11. His ...

Ishikawa Yasunaga
Ishikawa may refer to: Concepts *Ishikawa diagram, cause-and-effect diagram, developed by Kaoru Ishikawa Places *Ishikawa Prefecture, a prefecture in the Chūbu region on Honshū island, Japan *Ishikawa District, Ishikawa, a former district in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa District, Fukushima, a district in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa, Fukushima, town in Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture *Ishikawa, Okinawa, a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa (restaurant), a Michelin 3-star sushi restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan People *Ishikawa (surname) *Ishikawa clan is a Japanese samurai family which descended from the Seiwa Genji. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Ina" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 16 retrieved 2013-4-11. His ...

Ishikawa Yasumasa
Ishikawa may refer to: Concepts *Ishikawa diagram, cause-and-effect diagram, developed by Kaoru Ishikawa Places *Ishikawa Prefecture, a prefecture in the Chūbu region on Honshū island, Japan *Ishikawa District, Ishikawa, a former district in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa District, Fukushima, a district in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa, Fukushima, town in Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture *Ishikawa, Okinawa, a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa (restaurant), a Michelin 3-star sushi restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan People *Ishikawa (surname) *Ishikawa clan is a Japanese samurai family which descended from the Seiwa Genji. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Ina" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 16 retrieved 2013-4-11. His ...

Ishikawa Kiyokane
Ishikawa may refer to: Concepts *Ishikawa diagram, cause-and-effect diagram, developed by Kaoru Ishikawa Places *Ishikawa Prefecture, a prefecture in the Chūbu region on Honshū island, Japan *Ishikawa District, Ishikawa, a former district in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa District, Fukushima, a district in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa, Fukushima, town in Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture *Ishikawa, Okinawa, a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa (restaurant), a Michelin 3-star sushi restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan People *Ishikawa (surname) *Ishikawa clan is a Japanese samurai family which descended from the Seiwa Genji. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Ina" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 16 retrieved 2013-4-11. His ...

Ishikawa Tadafusa
Ishikawa may refer to: Concepts *Ishikawa diagram, cause-and-effect diagram, developed by Kaoru Ishikawa Places *Ishikawa Prefecture, a prefecture in the Chūbu region on Honshū island, Japan *Ishikawa District, Ishikawa, a former district in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa District, Fukushima, a district in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa, Fukushima, town in Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture *Ishikawa, Okinawa, a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa (restaurant), a Michelin 3-star sushi restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan People *Ishikawa (surname) *Ishikawa clan is a Japanese samurai family which descended from the Seiwa Genji. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Ina" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 16 retrieved 2013-4-11. His ...

Ishikawa Yasumichi
Ishikawa may refer to: Concepts *Ishikawa diagram, cause-and-effect diagram, developed by Kaoru Ishikawa Places *Ishikawa Prefecture, a prefecture in the Chūbu region on Honshū island, Japan *Ishikawa District, Ishikawa, a former district in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa District, Fukushima, a district in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa, Fukushima, town in Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture *Ishikawa, Okinawa, a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa (restaurant), a Michelin 3-star sushi restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan People *Ishikawa (surname) *Ishikawa clan is a Japanese samurai family which descended from the Seiwa Genji. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Ina" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 16 retrieved 2013-4-11. His ...

Oka Domain
Oka or OKA may refer to: Cars * Oka (automobile), a small car designed by AvtoVAZ and produced by ZMA and SeAZ * OKA 4wd, a large 4-wheel-drive vehicle made in Western Australia by OKA Military * 2B1 Oka, Soviet 420 mm self-propelled mortar * OTR-23 Oka, a theatre ballistic missile deployed by the Soviet Union Places * Oka (Bithynia), a town of ancient Bithynia, now in Turkey * Oka, Quebec, Canada, a village * Oka National Park, near Oka, Quebec * Oka, Akoko, the capital city of Akoko South-West Local Government of Ondo State, Nigeria * Oka (river), in the European part of Russia * Oka (Angara), a river in Siberia, Russia * Oka, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Oca (river), in northern Spain, spelled "Oka" in the Basque language Codes * Naha Airport, near Naha, Okinawa, IATA airport code OKA * Okay Airways, based in Beijing, China, ICAO airline code OKA * Okanagan language, ISO 639-3 language code oka, spoken in Canada and the United States Oth ...
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Edo Period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policies, a stable population, perpetual peace, and popular enjoyment of arts and culture. The period derives its name from Edo (now Tokyo), where on March 24, 1603, the shogunate was officially established by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period came to an end with the Meiji Restoration and the Boshin War, which restored imperial rule to Japan. Consolidation of the shogunate The Edo period or Tokugawa period is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's regional '' daimyo''. A revolution took place from the time of the Kamakura shogunate, which existed with the Tennō's court, to the Tok ...
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Ise-Kameyama Domain
was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Ise Province in what is part of now modern-day Kameyama, Mie. It was centered around Ise-Kameyama Castle. Ise-Kameyama Domain was controlled by ''fudai daimyō'' clans throughout most its history. History The Ise-Kamayama area of northern Ise Province was controlled in the Sengoku period by Seki Morinobu. Under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, his son Seki Kazumasa was relocated to Mino Province and replaced by Hideyoshi's general Okamoto Yoshikatsu as part of a 22,000 ''koku'' fief. Okamoto Yoshikatsu rebuilt Kameyama Castle and laid out the foundations for the castle town. However, he sided with the pro-Toyotomi Western Army at the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara and was dispossessed by the victorious Tokugawa Ieyasu, who restored Seki Kazumasa to his former domains with an increase in '' kokudaka'' to 30,000 ''koku''. Under Seki Kazumasa, Kameyama-juku, the post station on the Tōkaidō was repaired and expan ...
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Ishikawa Ienari
Ishikawa may refer to: Concepts *Ishikawa diagram, cause-and-effect diagram, developed by Kaoru Ishikawa Places *Ishikawa Prefecture, a prefecture in the Chūbu region on Honshū island, Japan *Ishikawa District, Ishikawa, a former district in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa District, Fukushima, a district in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa, Fukushima, town in Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture *Ishikawa, Okinawa, a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan *Ishikawa (restaurant), a Michelin 3-star sushi restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan People *Ishikawa (surname) *Ishikawa clan is a Japanese samurai family which descended from the Seiwa Genji. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Ina" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 16 retrieved 2013-4-11. His ...